Spelling of - ing and -ed forms
1. verbs that end in a consonant and -e
Example : hope hoping hoped
Date dating dated
Injure injuring injured
Note : Ing form : if the words ends in -e drop the -e and add
( exception if a verbs ends in -ee, the final -e is dropped : seeing, agreeing, freeing )
Ed form : if the word ends in a consonant and -e , just add -d
2. verbs that end in a vowel and a consonant
Example : one-syllable verbs
a. stop stopping stopped
Rob robbing robbed
Beg begging begged
B. Rain raining rained
Fool fooling fooled
Dream dreaming dreamed
Note : - 1 vowel ---> 2 consonant ( exception : -w and -x are not doubled : plow = plowed; fix=fixed )
- 2 vowel ---> 1 consonant
Example : two-syllable verbs
a. Listen listening listened
Offer offering offered
Open opening opened
b. Begin beginning began
Prefer preferring preferred
Control controlling controlled
Note : a. first syllable stressed ---> 1 consonant
b. second syllable stressed --> 2 consonant
3. verbs that end in two consonant
Example :
Start starting started
Fold folding folded
Demand demanding demanded
Note : if the word ends in two consonants , just add the ending
4. verbs that end in -Y
Exsmple :
a. Enjoy enjoying enjoyed
Pray praying prayed
Buy buying bought
b. Study studying studied
Try trying tried
Reply replying replied
Note : a. if -y is preceded by a vowel , keep the -y
b. if -y is preceded by consonant :
Ing form : keep the-y , add -ing
Ed form : change -y to -I , add -ed
5. verbs that end in -ie
Example : die dying died
Lie lying lied
Note : -ing form : change -ie to -y , add -ing.
-edbform : add -d
Exercise : spelling of -ING and -ED forms
Part 1. Write the correct -ing forms in the following
1. hold ---> holding 9. act ……………
2. Hide ………….. 10. pat …………
3. Run …………… 11. open ………
4. Ruin …………. 12. begin ……….
5. Come ……….. 13. earn …………
6. Write ……….. 14. fry ……………
7. Eat ……………. 15. die …………..
8. Sit ……………. 16. employ ………
Part 2 : write the correct -ing and -ed forms for the following
1. boil boiling , boiled 9. plan ………….. ………..
2. Try ……………… ……………. 10. tie ………….. …………
3. Stay …………….. …………. 11. help ………. …………
4. Tape ………….. …………. 12. study …….. ………….
5. Tap …………… ………… 13. admit …….. …………
6. Offer ………… …………. 14. visit ………… ………….
7. Prefer ………. ………… 15. hug ………… ………….
8. Gain …………. ………… 16. rage ………. …………..
Part 3 : write the correct -ed form
1. dare dared 7. exit …………………….
2. Jar …………….. 8. permit ……………….
3. Jeer ………….. 9. intensify …………….
4. Dot ……………. 10. destroy …………….
5. Loot ………….. 11. suffer …………………
6. Point …………. 12. occur ……………………
Part 4 : write the correct -ing
1. raid raiding 7. tame ………………
2. Ride …………….. 8. teem ……………..
3. Bid ………………. 9. trim ……………….
4. Bury ……………. 10. harm …………….
5. Decay …………. 11. ripen …………….
6. Tie ……………… 12. regret …………….
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